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Ningyi Zhou
Life Science
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Microbial Degradation
Organic Pollutants
Pharmaceuticals
Plant Toxins
Physiology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Synthetic Biology
Pollutant Degradation
Environmental Microbiology
Areas of Focus
- Microbial degradation of organic pollutants including pharmaceuticals and plant toxins
- Synthetic biology applications in pollutant degradation
Work Experience
- Former Researcher at Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Former Director at the Key Laboratory of Agriculture and Environmental Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Current Director of the Department of Microbial Science, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Current Group Leader at the State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor in Microbiology: Wuhan University
- PhD in Microbiology: Imperial College London (Supervisor: Professor David Leak)
- Postdoctoral Research: Imperial College London and University of Wales, Bangor (Supervisor: Professor Peter Williams)
- Recipient of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 'Hundred Talents Program'
Publications
- The unique salt bridge network in GlacPETase: a key to its stability, Qi X, Wu Y, Zhang ST, Yin CF, Ji M, Liu Y, Xu Y, Zhou NY, 2024
- Semi-rational design of nitroarene dioxygenase for catalytic ability toward 2,4-dichloronitrobenzene, Xu J, Li T, Huang WE, Zhou NY, 2024
- AlmA involved in the long-chain n-alkane degradation pathway in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 is a Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase, Yin CF, Nie Y, Li T, Zhou NY, 2024
- Molecular Basis and Evolutionary Origin of 1-Nitronaphthalene Catabolism in Sphingobium sp. strain JS3065, Li T, Xu J, Brower AL, Xu ZJ, Xu Y, Spain JC, Zhou NY, 2023
- Aerobic Degradation of the Antidiabetic Drug Metformin by Aminobacter sp. Strain NyZ550, Li T, Xu ZJ, Zhou NY, 2023
- Redundant and scattered genetic determinants for coumarin biodegradation in Pseudomonas sp. strain NyZ480, Gu Y, Li T, Zhou NY, 2023
- Microbial Diversity Biased Estimation Caused by Intragenomic Heterogeneity and Interspecific Conservation of 16S rRNA Genes, Pan P, Gu Y, Sun DL, Wu QL, Zhou NY, 2023
- Glacier as a source of novel polyethylene terephthalate hydrolases, Qi X, Ji M, Yin CF, Zhou NY, Liu Y, 2023
- Wide distribution of the sad gene cluster for sub-terminal oxidation in alkane utilizers, Yin CF, Xu Y, Li T, Zhou NY, 2022
Awards
- State Council Government Special Allowance
